Kenrics last blog post..General Update again

But think of it this way. These people screened themselves for you. No show, no call says a lot about them!

Before you were born, sensible adults were blaming Dr. Spock and permissive parenting for creatimg a generation of overindulged, self centered brats with no manners. This generation has grown up and made the rules for quite a while now.

We can lament the behavior, but we still have to deal with it. I like the idea of mass showings. Set a two hour window when you can be at the property and invite everyone you have pre-qualified as reasonably sane and apparently financially capable to see the property then. Bring some work to do or a book to read, or have your repair vendors come by during that window. That way you can get something accomplished, and there are fewer hard feelings if a prospect does not show.

In the meantime, have a close look at what places like yours are actually renting for. Not the fanciful asking rents in the paper or on Craigslist, but achieved rents, preferably in the last two to three weeks. If your rent needs to be lowered, do it now and get the place rented.

Sorry, but it wasn’t the 90’s when rude behavior became acceptable. Like every other significant cultural chanfe since WWII, blame us baby boomers and our parents. Before